Animate, HTML5 and security

[marcel gave]

Hi, I would like to know if the files generated in html5 with Animate - js, sound and images - can be detected when they are in the server if a user downloads the page in the desk of their pc, thanks.

M.G.

[kglad]

yes.

[Colin Holgate]

The browser develop tools would show all code and media files, and the user could download all of those things. You could create images using only vector tools, then it would be a meaningless set of numbers that most users wouldn't be able to make sense of. Even then they could take screenshots of your images, or screen record your sounds.

[marcel gave]

So if I make a paid html5 online game, by downloading the page, the game runs locally for free.

[kglad]

no.  there's likely a lot a work to do to reproduce a game, and i'd think it would be easier to recreate it from scratch.

[Colin Holgate]

There are some security related issues that would stop the game from running locally. But, someone could download all of your files and upload to their own server, to then play the game.

You could include checks in your code to make sure the game is running from your site. That would slow down some people trying to steal the game.

[marcel gave]

Tank you soo much!